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Stanford Rocks Cal, MSPF Finals Next

from press release

MORAGA, Calif. - No. 6 Stanford got its postseason off to
a good start with a 20-11 win over California in the MPSF
semifinal. The Cardinal will now advance to the MPSF Championship
game as it attempts to win the conference tournament for the
seventh-consecutive year and earn the automatic berth to the NCAA
tournament.

"I thought we played really well on offense," said head coach
Amy Bokker. "We still have some things to work on going forward,
but it was a good result."

Cal jumped out to a quick start, scoring the game's first two
goals in just over a minute of play. The lead would not last long,
however, as Stanford would then score 13-consecutive goals.

Sarah Flynn got Stanford on the board at the 24:08 mark in the
half as she converted a free-position shot. The Cardinal then tied
the score at 2-2 when Emilie Boeri converted a free-position
chance.

The Cardinal took its first lead at the 20:42 mark in the half
when Anna Boeri collected the ball behind the net and fed a
streaking Flynn for her second goal of the game. Catherine Swanson
added to lead moments later with a driving goal down the center of
the fan.

The Cardinal extended its lead to 7-2 when Karen Nesbitt shot
low for her first goal of the game, then Boeri added her second
goal, followed by sister Anna Boeri converting a free-position
shot.

Anna Boeri added a second goal at the 10:32 mark on a nice feed
from Leslie Foard to extend the lead to 8-2. Then, sister Emilie
Boeri completed her first-half hat trick on an assist from Lauren
Schmidt.

The Cardinal continued to build its lead when Karen Nesbitt
added her second goal, just moments after taking a shot to the head
while going after the draw control. Schmidt then added a
free-position goal and the Cardinal lead was nine. Anna Kim was
then fouled on a drive and converted the free-position chance to
give Stanford a 10-goal lead. Foard then scored after a perfect
pass from Rachel Ozer from behind the net to complete Stanford's
run of 13 straight goals.

Cal ended the run just before the break, but Stanford led 13-3
at halftime. The Cardinal outshot the Golden Bears, 28-10 for the
half, despite winning just five of 16 draw controls. The Cardinal
did force Cal into 12 turnover to just two of its own.

The Cardinal got the scoring going early in the half as Kim
scored her second goal on an assist from Schmidt. Nesbitt then
added her third goal on an assist from Kim.

After a Cal goal, Swanson scored her second golf with a rifle
shot into the upper corner. Ozer then added a goal as Stanford
pushed the lead to 17-4.

The Bears then reeled off three straight goals to get the lead
back to 17-7, but Stanford came back to re-extend the lead when
Schmidt added her second goal on the second assist from Ozer.
Moments later, Jacqueline Candelaria found the back of the net on a
break, assisted by Emilie Boeri.

After a Cal goal, Ozer completed the Stanford scoring with open
net goal as the Bears tried to increase their pressure by bringing
the goalie out into the defense.

Cal scored three final goals, but the contest was never in doubt
as the Cardinal cruised to a 20-11 victory.

Stanford will now move on to the MPSF final where it will take
on the winner of the game between Denver and Oregon later today.
The final will be Sunday, May 1, at 1 p.m. with the winner earning
the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.